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"Consistent with" is absolutely not the same as a "definition", and there is simply no direct statement of belief in the original definition of...
Because belief is not always based on evidence. =) And you're right that it is semantics, to a certain extent. I understand what Denny in...
There's a difference between "consistent with" and "defined by". Your description of your beliefs is also consistent with being a vegetarian. Again,...
Absolutely -- me too. But the label "agnostic" says nothing about whether or not we actually (at this moment) believe in god.
There is no central "doctrine" of atheism aside from not believing in a god, so I'm not sure how it (if it existed) could be subject to change. If...
And, should their agnosticism lead them to not believe in god, they would then ALSO be classified as atheist. Don't fight it, Denny -- there is so...
This is where you are diverging from Huxley's definition. Agnosticism can LEAD to a lack of belief in a god, but it is a method, not a creed!
This is the semantic aspect if the argument that is nonproductive. Even if there was some grand, organized movement to shift people to atheism by...
So, who gets to define what the Libertarian party stands for?
Ah -- got it. So, when Huxley says that agnosticism is "not a creed, but a method", you don't see any conflict in placing it somehow in-between...
The "a" doesn't stand for "anti", and it doesn't imply active opposition -- it simply means "without". Asymmetry is a perfect example -- if I am...
atheism Syllabification: (a·the·ism) Pronunciation: /ˈāTHēˌizəm/ noun disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods....
Post 187? Where mags says Or was it my quote in that post? Either way, I don't follow... Regardless, as I said before I understand your usage of...
Did you miss my link?
Denny, I understand your definition of "agnostic", and I know that is a commonly used one. I'm just pointing out that it is true to neither the...
But Denny, you seem to be suggesting that "absence of evidence" is somehow a lesser or incomplete reason for disbelief. In fact, I'd say it is the #1...
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself. Temporally speaking.
That's a popular definition of the two words, but it's not quite inline with Huxley's original definition of "agnostic", nor does it agree with the...
Exactly. Of course, we can all recognize the difference between a baby's "atheism" and that of Dawkins -- we just don't have a great word in place...
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